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Lille-Raipas – Struve Geodetic Arc UNESCO World Heritage Site

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    Location: Alta, Ruija region, Norway

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    1. Lille Raipas - Unnas Ráipásas, Alta

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    2. Hiking loop from Aronnes

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    February 8, 2025

    Wonderful view! The 286 metre high mountain is one of the survey points of the Struve Arch.

      April 19, 2023

      The Lille-Raipas (Northern Sami Unna Ráipásaš 'Little Raipas') is a mountain southeast of the city of Alta. The mountain is 286 moh. high and is one of the 34 survey points of the Struve Arc (out of a total of 265), which were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005 as the Struve Arc. The arc stretches from Hammerfest in the north to the Black Sea. In the mid-19th century, it was used to confirm and measure the flattening of the earth at the poles (earth ellipsoid).

      Copper was mined in the Lille-Raipas mountain in the mid-19th century and the oldest fossils in Europe were found here in 1999.

      de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lille-Raipas
      de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struve-Bogen

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